Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest.
Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States.
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The roles that explain the career.
63 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Angela Channing | TV |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Granny Arrowroot | Film |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage | Elaine Benson | Film |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Katherine "Katie" Willard | Film |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Aunt Polly | Film |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers | Mrs. Mary Dean | Film |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Ruth Wood | Film |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallant | Lucy Gallant | Film |
| 1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Cary Scott | Film |
| 1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Helen Phillips | Film |
| 1953 | So Big | Selina De Jong | Film |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Constance Stuart | Film |
| 1952 | Just for You | Carolina Hill | Film |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers | Betty Rogers | Film |
| 1951 | Three Guys Named Mike | Marcy Lewis | Film |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Louise Mason | Film |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Emmadel Jones | Film |
| 1951 | Starlift | Jane Wyman | Film |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield | Film |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Eve Gill | Film |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Jennifer Smith | Film |
| 1949 | A Kiss in the Dark | Polly Haines | Film |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Belinda McDonald | Film |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Mary Peterman | Film |
| 1947 | Cheyenne | Ann Kincaid | Film |
| 1946 | The Yearling | Orry Baxter | Film |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Gracie Harris | Film |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Helen St. James | Film |
| 1944 | Crime by Night | Robbie Vance | Film |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Vivian Marsden Halstead | Film |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Susan Courtney | Film |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Jean Campbell | Film |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Denny Costello | Film |
| 1942 | Footlight Serenade | Flo La Verne | Film |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Connie | Film |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now | Bliss Dobson | Film |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears | Joan Shotesbury | Film |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Elizabeth Clochessy | Film |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Mary Hathaway | Film |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Nan Hudson | Film |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | Laurie Ogden | Film |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Alabama | Film |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Marian Bronson | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Torchy Blane | Film |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Myrna Winslow | Film |
| 1938 | Brother Rat | Claire Adams | Film |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Violet Coney | Film |
| 1938 | Fools for Scandal | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Dixie | Film |
| 1937 | Slim | Stumpy's Girl | Film |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able | Dot | Film |
| 1937 | The King and the Chorus Girl | Babette Latour | Film |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Marjorie Day | Film |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Socialite (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | All the King's Horses | Chorine on Train (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | George White's 1935 Scandals | Chorine (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Harold Teen | Graduate (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Gold Digger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Game spectator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) | Film |
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